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Jensen is a retired newsman who has covered the Calif stem cell agency since 2005, publishing more than 5,000 items on his blog, the California Stem Cell Report

Joined August 2008
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#JPM26 The cash is flowing this year at the California gene therapy research program. Read about its $100M platform funding on the California Stem Cell Report. #genetherapy david293.substack.com/p/more…
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Calif is putting up $100 million for gene therapy platform technologies. It is part of what the nation's largest, state-funded cell/gene therapy program, the $12 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, is doing. See this. #JPM2026 lnkd.in/gnGMXT_u
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#stemcells #genetherapy #trumpresearchcuts The Golden State answers Trump's vast scientific research cuts with $23 billion proposal to create an enterprise akin to a California version of the NIH. But there is a big catch. david293.substack.com/p/23-b…
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The Golden State has awarded billions for stem cell and gene therapy research over the last 20 years. Read this on the Calif Stem Cell Report to see the big winners. #stemcells #genetherapy #𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗖𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 david293.substack.com/p/who-…
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#ISSCR2025 Despite research funding problems in Washington DC, California is pumping record amounts of cash (more than $500M) into stem cell and gene therapy research. Read about it on the California Stem Cell Report. david293.substack.com/p/cali…
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Value of Golden State's stem cell/gene therapy program was clearly on display earlier this week as turmoil engulfed the national biomedical research world. #genetherapy #stemcells david293.substack.com/p/no-r…
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Key Hurdle Cleared by California Plan to Power Up $3.9 Billion for Stem Cell/Gene Therapies open.substack.com/pub/david2…
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#stemcells #genetherapy #cirmnews 'Opportunity of a Lifetime:' It's in California and Involves Giving Away Billions for Stem Cell and Genetic Research open.substack.com/pub/david2…
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Calif's stem cell and gene therapy program (CIRM) is devising new ways to spend its last $3.5 billion as it seeks a new CEO. Read about the first steps here. #stemcells #genetherapy @cirmnews david293.substack.com/p/ceme…
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#stemcells #genetherapy Calif is taking a deep look at its neuro portfolio/what to do next. CIRM must spend $1.5B in neuro area. Check it out on the Calif Stem Cell Report, the only regular, independent source of CIRM news. Subscribe free. david293.substack.com/p/from…
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Too much of a good thing in California with stem cell and gene therapy trials? $12 billion agency imposes a five-month hold on applications for cash. "Tsunami" of applicants. #cirm #stemcell #genetherapy #BiocomGPIC david293.substack.com/p/cali…
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#BiocomGPIC Calif's stem cell and gene therapy program chalked up its 100th clinical trial this month. The state stem cell agency has popped for nearly $900M in clinical trial support. david293.substack.com/p/cali…
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California just cracked the century mark with its clinical trials for stem cell and gene therapies. Something like nearly $1 billion in funding. Read all about it on the California Stem Cell Report. #stemcells #genetherapy #clinicaltrials david293.substack.com/p/cali…
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Visiting @CIRMnews HQ in SF for the first time. Thanks for making California a world leader in stem cell research and therapy! 🧫 🔬
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Calif's stem cell and gene therapy program is swamped with applications for tens of millions of dollars for clinical research. Hold on applications proposed. Devastating and damaging, say scientists. #stemcells #genetherapies #cirm david293.substack.com/p/floo…
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Looking for a well-paying job giving away $4 billion for stem cell and genetic therapies? The post is open in the Golden State. #stemcells #genetherapies david293.substack.com/p/the-…
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#KSSCEmbryo24 Calif's stem cell/gene therapy agency has more info online re its human embryo model matters including draft regs. david293.substack.com/p/huma…
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How is California's $12 billion stem cell/gene therapy research program planning to regulate use of human embryo models? Read about it here. #KSSCEmbryo24 david293.substack.com/p/trac…
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